Abstract
Abstract Introduction of work-based learning (WBL) in Latvia has required new approaches in decision making of different stakeholders. Experience from countries with long-standing WBL tradition has shown the numerous advantages but also the challenges this approach presents. One of these challenges is the need for new forms and mechanisms of cooperation among the key stakeholders – policy makers, public administrators, employers, educators and social partners. The current paper analyses the results of scientific research in this field, as well as uses the empirical results of two surveys performed by the authors: a survey of public sector experts and a survey of employers in Latvia. In order to obtain detailed results, the evaluations of respondents on multiple aspects analysed in the surveys were evaluation in the scale 1–10. The data of both surveys have been analysed by descriptive analysis, cross-tabulations and multivariate analysis – factor analysis. The results have indicated that the views of employers and social partners on the most of the key aspects of introduction and implementation of WBL are similar. However, a more profound analysis has to be performed in order to develop proposals or the most efficient approach to WBL.
Highlights
A range of countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc.) have been successfully addressing the issue of qualified labour force development by implementing workbased learning (WBL) approaches or apprenticeship schemes in vocational education and training (VET)
The authors carried out a survey (2014–2015) among employers to find out their opinions, i.e., on the relevance of certain centralised activities to promote the introduction of work-based learning (WBL) in Latvia
The objective of the current paper is to compare the opinions of employers and of public administrators on the relevance of certain centralised activities to promote the introduction of WBL in Latvia
Summary
A range of countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc.) have been successfully addressing the issue of qualified labour force development by implementing workbased learning (WBL) approaches or apprenticeship schemes in vocational education and training (VET). As the employers are major stakeholders in the implementation of WBL, the conceptual approaches underlying the legal framework, among other issues, need to be informed by the opinions and interests of the employers. To this end, the authors carried out a survey (2014–2015) among employers to find out their opinions, i.e., on the relevance of certain centralised activities to promote the introduction of WBL in Latvia.
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